PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goguryeo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and paihere dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kim
vs
dawson

182 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goguryeo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, paihere dawson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kim gets a takedown into half guard.
dawson is pressing down on Kim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kim controlling from the top position.
dawson keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.

dawson pushes Kim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
dawson throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
dawson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like paihere dawson has been cut.
dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kim darts in and clinches dawson up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim jumps guard but dawson stands there with Kim around his waist. Kim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim fakes the leg kick and cracks dawson in the body.
dawson looks gassed!
dawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Kim clinches.

Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim connects with a body shot.

Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
dawson is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
Kim controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dawson tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kim breaks from dawson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dawson on the ground.
dawson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim with the ground and pound from mount.

Kim wants to finish this one by submission but dawson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kim.
Kim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can dawson hang on?
Kim wants to control the pace but dawson is squirming around nicely.
dawson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

dawson bucks up and throws Kim to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kim throws a nice looking combination but dawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim stalks dawson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into dawson's face. dawson staggers backwards, shaken.

dawson is rocked!

Kim clinches with his opponent.
dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kim has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles dawson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kim, and another! dawson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Goguryeo Kim!